Phil Rockefeller
Senator
· Democrat
· District 23
· most recent term 2011–12
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179
Bills as prime sponsor
40
of those became law
1,508
Bills co-sponsored
9,717
Recorded votes
2.9%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5729 2005–06 |
Ferry faresAllows the Department of Transportation, in setting ferry fares, to consider additional factors: the prepurchase of multiple fares, whether for a single rider or multiple riders; and the effect of proposed fares on frequent... | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 270, Laws of 2005 |
May 4, 2005 |
| SB 5926 2005–06 |
Advanced college paymentPermits any Washington resident to purchase tuition units under the Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Program. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 272, Laws of 2005 |
May 4, 2005 |
| SB 5112 2005–06 |
Veterans' benefitsAdds service in southern or central Asia as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and service in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom to the list of conflicts that qualify a member of the Public Employees'... | Paull Shin (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 255, Laws of 2005 |
May 3, 2005 |
| SB 5340 2005–06 |
Military department accountsCreates the Military Department Capital Account and the Military Department Rental and Lease Account in the state treasury. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 3, 2005 |
| SB 5395 2005–06 |
Voting devices/paper recordsRequires that electronic voting devices produce a machine readable and countable paper record. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 242, Laws of 2005 |
May 3, 2005 |
| SB 5564 2005–06 |
Manual of election lawsRequires the Secretary of State to prepare and distribute a manual of election laws and rules. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 244, Laws of 2005 |
May 3, 2005 |
| SB 5565 2005–06 |
Out-of-state voters' infoSpecifies information required to be sent with out-of-state, overseas, and service voters' absentee ballots. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 245, Laws of 2005 |
May 3, 2005 |
| SB 5743 2005–06 |
Voter registrationPermits the use of a state identification card for voter registration. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 246, Laws of 2005 |
May 3, 2005 |
| SB 5449 2005–06 |
Model toxics controlAuthorizes the Department of Ecology (DOE) to file a lien against a property where the state of Washington has incurred a remedial action cost that is unrecovered. | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2005 |
Apr 28, 2005 |
| SB 5175 2005–06 |
International companiesClarifies that international companies investing in Washington meet the definition of "person" for the purposes of excise taxes. | Paull Shin (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 135, Laws of 2005 |
Apr 22, 2005 |
| SB 5087 2005–06 |
Community college facultyRequires the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to convene a task force to update a best practices audit of compensation and employment conditions for part-time faculty and report findings by December 1, 2005. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 119, Laws of 2005 |
Apr 21, 2005 |
| SB 5471 2005–06 |
Prescription purchasingThe Health Care Authority will establish a prescription drug purchasing consortium that may include private citizens, local governments, and other entities. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2005 |
Apr 21, 2005 |
| SB 5563 2005–06 |
Women's contribution in WWIIDedicates any 2005-07 funding for the World War II Oral History Project to recording the memories of women who contributed to the state and nation during the war. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 75, Laws of 2005 |
Apr 18, 2005 |
| SB 5477 2005–06 |
Exceptional sentencesAmends the Sentencing Reform Act to require that any fact used to support the imposition of an exceptional sentence above a defendant's standard sentencing range be proven at trial beyond a reasonable doubt. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2005 |
Apr 15, 2005 |
| SB 5230 2005–06 |
Wildlife license plateCreates the "Washington's Wildlife" special license plate collection. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2005 |
Apr 13, 2005 |
| SB 5509 2005–06 |
Green buildingsRequires major facility projects of public agencies, public school districts, and other entities who receive funding in the Capital Budget, or projects financed through alternative financing contracts as established in law, to... | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2005 |
Apr 8, 2005 |
| HB 1777 2003–04 |
Home care providersModifies Basic Health Plan (BHP) eligibility to extend subsidized managed care benefits to all individual home care providers who are under contract with the Department of Social and Health Services and who are determined to... | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 278, Laws of 2004 |
Apr 1, 2004 |
| HB 2647 2003–04 |
Quality award councilThe termination date of July 1, 2004, for the Washington Quality Award Council is removed. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 245, Laws of 2004 |
Mar 31, 2004 |
| HB 2802 2003–04 |
Nonambulatory livestockMakes the knowing transport or acceptance of live nonambulatory livestock to, from, or between designated facilities a criminal violation of the state's animal cruelty laws. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 234, Laws of 2004 |
Mar 31, 2004 |
| HB 2968 2003–04 |
Excise tax deductionsProvides a business and occupation tax deduction for nonprofit organizations that receive government grants to support volunteer recruitment, volunteer training, public outreach, and education for salmon restoration purposes. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2004 |
Mar 31, 2004 |
| HB 3045 2003–04 |
Common schools trust landsRequires the "Hats and Boots" parcel adjacent to South Seattle Committee College's Duwamish Training Center currently in the common school trust be exchanged with land of equal value in the charitable, educational, penal and... | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 198, Laws of 2004 |
Mar 29, 2004 |
| HB 1328 2003–04 |
Taxation of boarding homesLowers B&O tax rate from 1.5 percent to 0.275 percent for licensed boarding homes. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 174, Laws of 2004 |
Mar 26, 2004 |
| HB 2534 2003–04 |
State patrol death benefitsThe survivor benefit paid to a member of the Washington State Patrol Retirement System, Plan 2 with at least 10 years of service who is killed in the course of employment is not subject to an early retirement actuarial reduction. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2004 |
Mar 26, 2004 |
| HB 2535 2003–04 |
Service credit purchasePermits members of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the School Employees' Retirement System Plans 2 and 3 to purchase up to 5 years of service credit. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 172, Laws of 2004 |
Mar 26, 2004 |
| HB 2554 2003–04 |
Child support/dev disabledAuthorizes the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to seek child support from parents of a child placed in foster care as a result of a dependency or termination action, including a child with a developmental disability. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 183, Laws of 2004 |
Mar 26, 2004 |
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